Averett Welcomes Largest Freshmen Class to the 2017-18 Academic School Year

Posted on August 18th, 2017 by Danielle Staub

Excitement is high around campus as the rest of the freshmen and returning students will be running to and from their cars and the dorms, moving boxes, seeing new friends […]

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Averett University Announces 2017-18 Arts@Averett Season

Posted on August 8th, 2017 by Danielle Staub

Are you a bluegrass fanatic? Or maybe Shakespeare is more your style? Perhaps it’s musical theatre that peaks your interest. Whatever you enjoy, Averett’s Arts@Averett series offers this and more. Averett […]

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Averett University Participates in Virginia Private College Week 2017

Posted on July 24th, 2017 by Cassie Jones

All this week, high school students across the Commonwealth are encouraged to visit the many private colleges throughout Virginia, including Averett Unviersity. An initiative out of the Council of Independent […]

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Averett University Partners with Localities for a First-of-its-Kind Service Year Fellowship

Posted on July 7th, 2017 by Danielle Staub

Averett University is partnering with the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County to create two service year fellowships for recent Averett graduates. The two localities will each host one fellow […]

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MRI Scholarship and Golf Tournament a Continued Success; Helping Veterans and Military Families Afford College

Posted on June 14th, 2017 by Danielle Staub

The annual Dan Daniel Military Resale Invitational (MRI) Endowed Scholarship, dinner and golf tournament at Andrews Air Force Base was held on June 5 and 6. In the 2016-2017 school year, […]

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Excavating the Past: Averett in Israel

Posted on June 1st, 2017 by Danielle Staub

Long before Dr. Ralph Hawkins stepped foot on the campus of Averett University, he found himself interested in sifting through the dirt along the banks of the Jordan River. Searching […]

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Preschoolers March in Pint-Sized Graduation at Averett

Posted on May 19th, 2017 by Travis Dix

In a packed Pritchett Auditorium, almost 100 preschoolers graduated from the local Head Start Child Development program. The Violet T. Frith Fine Arts Center at Averett University was filled on […]

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Standout Teachers Honored at Averett’s Educator of the Year Reception

Posted on May 12th, 2017 by Cassie Jones

For the past decade, Averett University has produced almost 250 teachers in the region who have gone on to be voted Teacher of the Year for the school in which […]

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Averett University Confers Almost 300 Degrees in May Commencement

Posted on May 6th, 2017 by Cassie Jones

Shoulder to shoulder, almost 300 graduates stood proudly together a waiting to receive the diploma for which they’ve worked so hard. With friends and family in the stands of the […]

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The Art of Healing: Averett Nursing Pinning Ceremony 2017

Posted on May 5th, 2017 by Cassie Jones

nurse [nurs] noun  1 a person trained to care for the sick or infirm Though the definition of a nurse is straightforward, the art of nursing is far more complex. […]

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